Ah thats ok then. 
Thanks
Any ideas on my previous comment?
On a different note ive recently bought a lens hood but when i attach it,whenever the lens autofocus' the bloody thing turns round am i doing something very amaturish?Do i need to set it to manual focus or something?
Is it a petal lens hood?
Like this:
If it is, it's next to useless if it turns with the focusing. With kit lenses the focus ring (the bit you turn to manual focus) tends to be at the front of the lens and has the thread for filters and hoods.
A lot of kit lenses come with a straight lens hood which is fine even if it turns with focusing.
As for the Hama filter; a lot of people say don't put cheap filters onto lenses, but on a kit lens I doubt you'd see much difference between a £10 filter and a £30 filter.
I have a cheap Sunpak CPL filter that I bought as a last resort on holiday that I use on my kit lens (but I rarely use my kit lens now) and it's fine. I have a better Hoya one for my 50mm, but I haven't bothered with one for my other lenses.
I've not really found a CPL useful for cutting down reflections as it only does that at certain angles, but I have used it nicely to expose the sky nicely on a bright day.
I would personally get your 50mm lens and then get a telephoto because otherwise you've got nothing longer than 55mm on your kit lens. You can easily pick up a decent 70-200 or 300mm Tamron or Sigma lens for less than £150. Even if you don't use it much, it's worth having something like this in the bag for the odd occasion when you need a zoom.
You could also upgrade your kit lens for a slightly better one with IS like the Canon 17-85mm EF-S IS USM:
£180 on ebay and it gives you a bit more telephoto length.
And if you haven't watched these tips, do so now. (Note the bit about filters, expensive gear and lens hoods):
http://youtu.be/D4HbWhri7Tc
